Zoe Saldana has been trying to get the gossip on the sequels to both Star Trek and Avatar.

"You can expect them to be amazing but we're going to have to wait," the actress admitted at the Hollywood premiere of her new film Burning Palms.

Having starred in both of the box-office smashes, the 32-year-old confessed she's been pestering James Cameron and JJ Abrams to find out what the plots will be.

She explained: "I email Jim and JJ to see if I can get a little bit of information and I don't know if it's a trend of mine or if I just psychologically gravitate towards these directors that are very secretive, but they're definitely talented."

In Burning Palms, Zoe has to go to a much darker place psychologically, playing a rape victim who decides to go and confront her attacker after realising he left his wallet in her home.

Talking about how to deal with such a sensitive storyline, Zoe said: "You focus a lot on your work and you try to make it as best as you can, especially when you're dealing with something that can be very real."